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The Language of Fire: Joan of Arc Reimagined

✍ Scribed by Stephanie Hemphill

Publisher: HarperCollins;Balzer + Bray
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Weight: 187 KB
Edition: First edition
Category: Fiction
ISBN: 0062490117

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✦ Synopsis

The Language of Fire is a lyrical, dark, and moving look at the life of Joan of Arc, who as a teen girl in the fifteenth century commanded an army and helped crown a king of France.

This extraordinary verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill dares to imagine how an ordinary girl became a great leader, and ultimately saved a nation.

Jehanne was an illiterate peasant, never quite at home among her siblings and peers. Until one day, she hears a voice call to her, telling her she is destined for important things. She begins to understand that she has been called by God, chosen for a higher purpose--to save France.

Through sheer determination and incredible courage, Jehanne becomes the unlikeliest of heroes. She runs away from home, dresses in men's clothes, and convinces an army that she will lead France to victory.

As a girl in a man's world, at a time when women truly had no power, Jehanne faced constant threats and...

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